@ argue for a new trial before his sentence for the murder of his third wife. good afternoon. i'm steve sanders. and i'm dina bair. we welcome our viewers who are watching us around the country on wgn america and on the web. live at the courthouse with more. >> trauma is right. this hearing is turning intoout to be as colorful and captivating as last summer's trial itself. two witnesses have taken a stand in this hearing for a new trial. one is a law

professor who focuses on ethics. the other is a former law partner of brodsky. all of this testimony is focused on brodsky himself as the legal team tries to paint him as an ineffective lawyer and argues why he is the main reason or least one of the main reasons peterson deserves a new trial. >> we are facing an uphill battle today. i'm confident. i know what is on our side. >> the jury was held for two years before the trial started. they will argue that former lead attorney had a conflict of interest and that he charged a contingency fee for media appearances. they will raise the ineffective counsel issue over the decision to call kaftans divorced attorney to the stand. during the trial smith dropped a bombshell. brodsky left the

defense team in november and to this day he defends his decision to call smith to the sandstand. he does not believe petersons attorneys will be successful today and getting him in a trial. >> he will not win a retrial. i do not see that happening. not the way that they framed this motion. >> the hearing is on a break right now. if the judge denies the motion for the new trial to move immediately to the sentencing phase. + the u-s supreme court refuses today to hear an appeal from former illinois governor george ryan on his corruption conviction. ryan was found guilty in 2005 of racketeering, fraud, and other crimes that involved

kickbacks for state contracts and property leases. he was released from prison last month, and is serving the rest of his sentence at his home in kankakee. since his conviction, he has filed several legal challenges. his latest attempt dealt with the so-called "honest services" issue. joining us now is wgn legal analyst terry sullivan. his new lawyer says he deserves a new trial because his first lawyer botched the case. do you have an opinion on that? >> know.no. >> excuse me for clearing my throat. this has been used before. the problem that these guys have now is the fact that this is what is known as legal strategy. legal strategy we are

in a very imperfect science. whatever the lawyers choose to do especially if the plan goes along with that that strategy. it just because it didn't work does not mean that a court is going to overturn it. >> what the make of the suggestion that if they appealed for other reasons that they actually would be more successful? >> i think they did ask for other grounds. as we have said for years the main thing that has to go out to the appellate court. the issue of the hearsay that went into the trial. especially here say from a divorce lawyer and the rev.. that is what convicted him.

>> this season's $750,000 in campaign contributions. he could face a lengthy prison sentence. >> what goes on and is behind the scenes negotiations? >> you could also assume that probably the government has wanted him to give them more information. the question asis who has a given them information about? does it have to do with other things that he did in congress.? other congressmen? senators? who knows? they are

not recommending any specific sentence. there probably could have charged and other things. the fact of the matter is also that the charges are coming from information the from an indictment. not from an indictment. we knew a while ago that he was cooperating. >> clearly lost today. is it really? given that he is home and he is going out to restaurants. he is not necessarily inside his house all of the tub. >> doesn't matter? >> not really. i'm sure it does to george ryan. i also think everything about him going out to dinner is foolish. by the members of the media. first of

all he has the right to. second of all it is in on story. is a non story. >> take care of that voice. >>hot tea and honey. >>a violent accident in northwest suburban antioch takes the lives of two teenagers. their s-u-v skidded off the road and uprooted a large tree. wgn's nancy loo has more on the victims and how a community is coping with the tragedy. deadly crash here last night has hit hard at two local high schools. both teenagers were well liked. they just are debating each other earlier this month. the 16 year-old was behind the wheel of a black chevy trail blazer when it veered off wal-mart road. it

happened around 7:00 p.m.. he apparently died on impact along with his passenger. today the flags were lowered at the high school where she was a junior and crisis counselors are on hand. that is also the case over at antioch high school. >> we are grieved to have one of our students lives cut short. >> the sheriff's office says weather was a factor. it was raining heavily at the time the vehicle slam threat fence and into a tree. sending it on to the vehicle. >> i saw headlights. we saw something unusual coming by the front of the driveway. we saw the flash is coming on. we ran outside and we saw the car was in the tree. the tree was on top of the car. we checked the scene

for safety. we had flashlights. neighbors came across the street and looked inside. it did not look promising. >> it is not clear how fast the suv was going. he was on the football team at antioch high school. the team has scheduled a special meeting for after school. lawyers for the family of in northern illinois university student who does were back in court today trying to get more information for their lawsuit. the freshman died last november after drinking heavy amounts of alcohol. nearly two dozen fraternity members have been charged with hazing crimes. a judge granted the family lawyers a request for more evidence.

>> what do you think you might find? >> names and identities of other people there. jesse jackson junior's federal pension may be in jeopardy. jackson would have been eligible to collect a pension of 45- thousand dollars a year when he reached 62 years old. but the federal charges leveled against him may change all of that. an attorney tells the chicago tribune there is a law that strips pensions away from lawmakers convicted of corruption. jackson served nearly 17 years

in congress. he is expected to plead guilty to misusing campaign funds. mayor rahm emanuel and governor pat quinn announced today that a new 12 hundred room hotel will be built near mccormick place. the agency that operates mccormick place is acquiring a site adjacent to the convention center to build the new hotel. the facility will allow mccormick place to add about 15 new mid-market events each year.. generating about 80 thousand attendees. the hotel will be located between michigan and indiana along the south side of cermak. it's expected to create nearly 25 hundred construction jobs and 500 permanent local jobs. coming up next: the latest in south africa where olympic runner appeared in court today for the murder of his girlfriend. plus, investigators reveal what the sandy hook elementary school shooter's motive was.. who inspired him to open fire in that deadly shooting. and, the warning from health experts about a new mysterious sars-like virus that could affect patients here in the u.s. i remember the day my doctor said i had diabetes. there's a lot i had to do... watch my diet. stay active. start insulin... today, i learned there's something i don't have to do anymore.

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d for strong all day long sinus and headache relief. attorneys and prosecutors battle over his murder case. prosecutors claim shot and killed his girlfriend after an argument. they say he fired four shots through a locked bathroom door hitting her three times. as attorneys argued that there was he thought there was an intruder in the bathroom. friends and family mourned reeva in port elizabeth. the man

who unleased the shooting spree was upsets with other mass murderers. there is evidence that the 20 year-old was consumed by anders brevet. he chose sandy hook elementary because he considered it an easy target. he shot and killed 26 people and taking his own life. mechanical issues appeared to have caused a carnival cruise ship to lose power in the gulf of mexico. more than four-thousand people were stuck on this ship, without electricity or running water for five days. the coast guard says the problem started with a leak in a fuel- oil return line that was connected to a generator. the leaking oil hit a hot surface and caught fire. the fire was contained, but the ship had to be towed to land. investigators say a full report on the ship could take up to 6 months.

met with president obama today. the white house said the president accepted his request to retire from the military so he could address health issues within his family. he was going to be nato's top commander. he was caught in the middle of a scandal over an embarrassing e- mail's. he was cleared of any wrongdoing. president obama urges congress to take quick action on the budget otherwise there will be serious consequences on the economy and government services. border patrol agents will see their hours reduced. fbi agents will be furloughed. federal prosecutors will have to close cases and let criminals go. air- traffic to trollerscontrollers will seek cutbacks. more delays across the country. law >> makers need to strike a deal by march 1st. democrats are

proposing a combination of higher taxes on millionaires and ending agricultural subsidies. house republicans are rejecting any tax hikes. still to come this midday the s-e-c is investigating last week's heinz acquisition. they allege insider trading. and later in lunchbreak the chef from harry caray's is here. we're making aged veal chop!

the case involves 75 role to vernon bowman. he found a way to protect his soybeans from weed killers. a hearing poses the question on whether the actions violated the patent rights. the company develops soybeans and other seeds that survive when farmers spray their fields with

weed killer. >> of the sec is looking at what is being called suspicious trades of high stock. just days before warren buffett announced the takeover. the sec is taking a look at the timing of the size of those trades. they earned $1.7 million when they bought the stock just before the announcement was made. marcus store and macy's heading to court today. macy's is suing mark the start to get them to cut ties with j.c. penney where they also sell products. macy's claiming that they have an exclusive right to sell our products. her products. speaking of which printers staplers, paper clips are their business. a merger of

naperville officemax and office depot could happen as early as this week. they have been discussing a potential stock swap that would create a single retailer to compete with staples. they have been competing against each other for years. word is that they are finally nearing this deal. staples brings in more revenue than the other two companies combined. they may have trouble getting this deal past the government. it would leave only to big box office retailers. the obama administration has been talking tough about enforcing antitrust laws. still to come, the warning from health exerts about a new dangerous sars-like virus. but first, we we come back. tom skilling gets an inside look at how crews de-ice planes during the winter months i gave birth to my daughter on may 18th, five days later, i had a massive heart attack.

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travelinng safely by air during the winter is heavily-dependant on de-icing planes. wgn's chief meteorologist tom skilling learned how the de- icing process works, and who makes the official call. this year we are on pace for bar 14,000. our record was 17,000 just united. all of canada did

not deal says many planes. he says it has been around since the 1920's. the deadly crash of air florida flight 90 in washington d.c. in january of 1982 was a harsh reminder about the importance of proper de- icing. nba people died when the plane lost altitude. it plunged into the icy river. the plan had been de-iced is the wrong chemical mix. the shape of an aircraft's wing is critical in the way that it produces lift. if you change the shape it does not fly the same way. the primary reason plans are de- iced. the captain's call is the final decision. we will give

them our expert opinion. 2 >> has worked for united 20 years as a de-icer dispatcher. another dispatcher is struggling 32 gig. we wonder what kind of weather makes the job the artist. >> the blizzard of 2011 was the granddaddy of all of the days. >> i got here at 5 out am. tried to leave at 11:00 at night. i got stuck five times. >> ever plan we plot to there's

a different scene going on. >> she operates million-dollar machines that uses a chemical mixture to remove ice and snow. preventing the precipitation from adhering to the aircraft. the spray itself is a syrup like liquid. basically antifreeze. >> as if she did not already have her hands full. she was brave enough to show me the ropes. >> it is one big video game. >> we asked each of the experts what is the one thing that would like the public to know about winter air travel to chicago. >> we save lives every day. you're flying on one of the best

carriers that has one of the best operations in the world. this is a volunteer army. they signed up to do this every winter every year. risk life and limb to do this job. >>to be clear- tom says the experts were fully in charge of properly de-cing the aircraft. a much more involved in that than i ever imagined. coming up your fall forecast. i gave birth to my daughter on may 18th, five days later, i had a massive heart attack. bayer aspirin was the first thing the emts gave me. now, i'm on a bayer aspirin regimen. [ male announcer ] be sure to talk to your doctor before you begin an aspirin regimen. [ woman ] learn from my story.

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you. >> if you ever see me if de- icing your plane, change your flight. those guys are skilled. what a nice group. we have some cold weather. talk about a difference in 24 hours. yesterday the 52 degree high- temperature we got was the equivalent of the end of march. we do not have that today. if you have been outside this connection in the face. there are flurries coming down as well. heavier snow on the other side of the lake. it is what happens a couple of days from now well in the plains states. they may be even more wintry. we have a bake late winter storm developing. here are the calls coming into the area. clouds coming into the area.

they are snowing on lower michigan if . that is interesting. there is a huge storm. what that means is that the air is rising so quickly into that system that the air around it floods in to replace the rising air. you get all of this land. it turns into a giant wind machine. put that with 35 agreedto recall their temperatures. the windchill went subzero for the first time around 6:50 a.m.. it has not recovered since then. flurries are on the way for today. these will not be terribly important. i guess it looks kind of dramatic at times but except for some slippery spots it is not a big deal. we get through

tonight tamara and even thursday without any snow. there is tonight a weakening storm. and may turn out to be one of the winter's most respectable snows. 33 degrees colder than 24 hours ago. many of our neighbors are in the same boat. it is this art daguerre spilling all the way south of the gulf.arctic air. up here in great falls there at a below zero. a look at the expense of the cois chilly. we are doing this with a lot of wind. these are wind gust going across the midwest. our local wind gust are

kind of impressive. 29 at midway. interesting. we looked at the lowest windchill and highest wind gust as our key observation stations. ohare has been at 5 below. west chicago the same thing. wheeling has had 43 mi. an hour wind gusts. what is uniform across the area is the fact that if you take these temperatures and put them with the wind you have a subzero wind chill. the wind is west at 22. humidity at 71%. the dew point is just six. here is storm one and there is storm to. we're just trying to get clouds to develop. the light the fact snow is pretty evident on radar. following and the usual areas.

we are not expecting huge amounts of snow here. while there are advisory's for that lakes and the snow windchill advisor him no.. here's a result of that storm lifting into the plains. winter storm watches and these yellow areas. a patchwork of advisory's out to the west. here's what happens. a jet stream coming in from the north. look at how on friday morning we will sit right on the nose of that jet. that is during rush hour. friday morning as saying goodbye to this first and storm. here is where it will be snow white and the day thursday. it

comes and thursday night. the storm will be in a weakening phase at that point. it still could kick out a respectable snow. here's a little closer look at the store and go and buy and the precipitation and area. kansas and nebraska appear to be at the epicenter. you'll see how this no lives through the area. it starts here at about 2:00 a.m. friday morning. look at some of the numbers. these numbers out in nebraska and kansas, 17.3 in.. 14.3 in. at grand island nebraska. we will just tell our area here. some of the numbers we're getting right now. these are preliminary. one models take the much not my fault. that model says 4.6 in.. the average when you look at all of the models comes to about 4 in.. add 2 in. on either side

and have a 2-6 and snowinch snow. that would make this a pretty interesting snow but not a super storm. out west a different story. brief flurries from the clouds. we will be in the teens the rest of the day. the badgers dive down to zero in the end.sunny and cold. 28 tomorrow. increasing cloudiness. see you latertime for today's trivia on this day in 1940, legendary singer smokey robinson was

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>>we have a special treat. we are making aged veal chops. >> is the anniversary of the time that we lost harry caray. a real alibi fast. it seems like he is in ourit went by really fast. i love that you keep the memory alive. with great food.

>>you have a beer dinner. >> this thursday we have teamed up. we are highlighting some of their really limited release to the ears. most of these are aged in bourbon barrels. we have taken a seven course meal and pared different things with it. >>these beers are not available anywhere else. unless he stood in line about a month ago to get them you cannot get them. there are some tickets available for our viewers to be able to attend. >>this veal is on the menu i take it. >> not a lot of people tried hbo. dry age veal. it is really

tender. it has a complex flavor. we teamed it up with the grand stout that has coffee infused into it. we are going to hit it with a splash of espresso. we are going to let that reduce. we are going to put a little bit of the veal inside of there. >>this is one of those lunchbreaks where you really cannot make at home. we have to come to you. >>you can sip on a different beer and make it. >>we are going to place our veal chop in the pan. let this

guy seer. turn him down a little bit. you can smell the coffee fragrance. we paired the veal with the beer because it will bring out the cherry and c hocolate. >> you drink it as well as put it in the sauce. >>that is nice. >>i have to sneak a taste. >>that is wonderful, it rea melly lly tastes great. >>we are going to let it reduce

a little bit more. let it rest. through the magic of tv we have done that. >>what we have here is rafini. >>those look delicious. the veal chop we will let rest a little bit longer. a litt attemptle bit of that butter on top. >>has to be even more decadent. >>this chop is almost like a t- bone. >>you are adding the sauce. you guys are partnering with goose

island. thursday night at 6. it is 6 courses. you cannot get theses beers anywhere. we will link you right there. wgntv.com/midday. a variation of the recipe will be on our website

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time now for the answer to today's trivia question. we asked on this day in 1940, legendary singer smokey robinson was born. what was his given name? a. james robinson, junior b. joseph robinson, junior c. william robinson, junior the answer: c. william robinson, junior. singer bob dylan has said smokey robinson is "america's greatest living poet". a terrific song writer. >>i loved smokey robinson. he was smokey robinson to me.

>>we have a little snow on the other side of the lake. thursday night and friday, we are a ways off. look at the extent of the reduced temps. 11 in kansas city. have all kinds of advisories for winter weather. we have the windchill advisor is. from northern iowa up into the dakotas. the winter storm watch is right there in the red area. this next arm blossoms. this is the one we have been tracking for over a week.

streaming northward with thunderstorms. a broad area of snowfall. it will be spreading into downstate illinois. st. louis will get in on it. we have this note to start in the early morning hours of friday. it tapers to lighters lighter snow. out west is a formidable storm. up to 17 in. of snow. and our area we showed you the model. we could have four-6 in. of snowfall. this is our forecast. 28 degrees tomorrow. there's another storm system with a mix of precipitation on monday. an active pattern. >> thank you for joining us.